ports/67815: graphics/ImageMagick no longer recognizes FlashPix

[Mikhail Teterin]

The following reply was made to PR ports/67815; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde at aldan.algebra.com>
To: bug-followup at freebsd.org, clear at netaxs.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: ports/67815: graphics/ImageMagick no longer recognizes FlashPix
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:30:57 -0400

 The FlashPix library used by ImageMagick (and by GraphicsMagick) is
 unmaintained.
 
 Once in a while ImageMagick updates the posted tar-ball just to change
 the automake/autoconf glue and annoy the maintainer(s).
 
 The r/w opening problem can, probably, be fixed by the port, but it --
 and anything else wrong with FlashPix is the problem with the library
 itself :-( And no updates to it are expected...
 
 I did some searching around in the past -- there is code for handling
 the format, but it, apparently, was only available via CD-ROM (one had
 to pay for shipping).
 
 If you care, you can order it and see if you can make a port. Begin at
 http://i3a.org/ :
 
 	http://www.i3a.org/pdf/resource_order_form.pdf
 
 It may even be legal to offer the source for download -- I3A may simply
 not want to pay for bandwidth, but don't otherwise mind the
 redistribution.
 
 	-mi